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Saints determined for a women's team in 2018
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It's actually overdue, we should already have a team.
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It'd be great for the Saints if they can pull off the NZ strategy along with a women's team in 2018/2019... I believe Moana Hope is a Kiwi, and there's probably plenty more talented women in NZ that the Saints could recruit to join a team...
Do not count on NZ for female footy, because it is too soon. They have only had a NZ Womens team the Kahuas since 2013 and in their recent Youth girls comp there were only 2 teams, and the girls parents involved had to pay to compete.
There have been small inroads made in the High Schools with Jolyn Collins from Auckland and others leading the way. Jolyn played for Tasmania earlier in the National Under 18`s and went well.
Her mother and now her younger brother are coaching the girls. Have to wait and see how the Kahuas go next year at IC17, because it will be a young team.
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The AFL would be idiots to give more teams to Victoria. The AFL (mens) is poorly setup coming from the VFL transforming to a national league. They are starting from scratch here and have an opportunity to set the league up the right way by having less teams in Melbourne (as it would have been done if we started the mens league from now). It just spreads the talent too thin (AFL would be better if it were a 14 team competition)
But you just know they will have the same teams as the AFL and likely will be a failure because of it.
But you just know they will have the same teams as the AFL and likely will be a failure because of it.
I don't think the women's comp' should go to 18, but it shouldn't stay at 8 either, and if it expands, it has to include more Vic teams.
There are more women's leagues/divisions in Vic than the rest of the country combined.
WA must be in the next wave of expansion, and Qld the one after that.
SA we are going to have to wait and see.
However I think we will have at least 2 more Vic teams as well, and will need them. There is no point having interstate teams propped up with a team or 2 worth of Vic players.
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Totally agree about 18 teams. 18 teamx x 25 player squads =450 top line players = Not possible for years. It is called reality.
The next expansion and who goes in will be a big test for AFL House.
Geelong will be one of the next teams added without a doubt.
There's been women's football down here for years now and the local football clubs are starting to run girls teams.
That's the same with everywhere in Melbourne. Geelong isn't unique in that way.
It is because its got a big catchment area with next to no competition.
You actually need more players than due to the fact it would be a longer season (17 games plus finals).
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Bigger catchment then say the east of Melbourne?
I do agree, Geelong are a strong contender, and probably more so than the Saints, though wouldn't say they are next 'without a doubt'
Lets take an AFL Mens Club - Adelaide for no particular reason - They have currently 45 players for a 22 game season plus finals.
The big question is. What is the injury rate for the Women? Is it similar to the men.
Clubs also seem to get struck by batches of injuries which can total up to 8 players.
Some one with more knowledge can perhaps put an estimated number of players possibly needed for the 17 game season in 2018, if AFL House stick to 8 teams????
I think 2018 is going to be the same number of teams, and the same length regular season. Even if 2019 goes to 10 teams, I think it will stay at playing each team once, ie 9 game season. They can get around the list length problem by allowing top ups from academies etc. Even in a 7 game season, its not inconceivable that a club will run out of players, a fact they must have considered.
In the long run, with a more standard length season, I would be looking at 30, with possibility of top ups.
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Obviously there's a bit of distance between Moorabbin/Sandringham and Cranbourne, but I wonder how Melbourne playing their home games out of Casey fields will affect St Kilda's plans for the area. I'd assume that Hawthorn will eventually spread their VFL games between Box Hill and Dingley, which means potentially they'll be 3 clubs playing out that way.
I know this is a Saints thread, but I was in fact thinking of Hawthorn with my comments re: east of Melbourne. If Hawks continue their relationship with Eastern Ranges, that region alone is significant, let alone Dingley etc
Bit of water to go under the bridge, my preference would be to see how things pan out til 2020 or so, as the next wave of 15-17 year olds establish themselves, but can see eventually that all teams will have licenses
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